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The prestigious Golden Globe Awards ceremony to honour the best in the world cinema has begun in Los Angeles.

India-based story of an underdog, the Danny Boyle-directed Slumdog Millionaire in on a winning spree, first bagging the award for the Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Screenplay category (Simon Beaufoy), and the Best Original Score (A R Rahman).

"Your mad, pulsating affection for our film is much appreciated," said director Danny Boyle.

The story of a slum kid who participates in popular reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (Who Wants to be a Millionaire) and ends up winning Rs 2 crore, the protagonist Dev Patel won the most promising newcomer award at the British Independent Film Awards recently as well as the Best Young Actor Award at the Critics' Choice Awards.

Shot in Mumbai, the film has also been nominated in the Best Director Category (Danny Boyle) and Best Original Score category (A R Rahman)
The Indian connection does not end here. Bollywood's King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan will present an award at the ceremony.

The other winners

Wall E has grabbed the best animation film award while Sally Hawkins has got the best actress in a motion comedy.

British actress Kate Winslet has been named best supporting actress at the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles.

The star - who won the award for her role as a Nazi prison guard in The Reader - said she was "shocked" as she had "a habit of not winning things"

British actor Tom Wilkinson was named best supporting actor in a miniseries for his role as Benjamin Franklin in HBO period drama John Adams.

The awards are widely seen as a precursor to the Oscars.

source:ibnlive.com